Telica Unveils PLUS, its Second-Generation Softswitch Architecture

Telica unveiled its new PLexus Unified Service Architecture (PLUS), a second generation, carrier-grade softswitch supporting a mix of legacy TDM, packet, Class 4, Class 5, wireline and wireless services. Telica said scalability to process an increasing number of packets and signaling messages was a chief design requirement of the second generation platform. Its new PLUS architecture, which leverages is existing Plexus 9000 platform, consists of a Media Gateway, a Media Gateway Controller, a Signaling Gateway and a related management suite. New Compute Modules have been added to the design of the Media Gateway Controller. Each module delivers processing power that is equivalent to an entire first-generation softswitch platform. A single PLUS second-generation softswitch now supports up to 7.5 million calls per hour, the equivalent of five to 10 legacy switches. The PLUS architecture also is designed to interoperate with other softswitches provided by other suppliers via either SIP-T or BICC protocols. Commercial availability is expected in Q4.
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